{"id":788,"date":"2009-09-07T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2009-09-07T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/09\/labor-day-buddhist-quote-relaxation.html"},"modified":"2009-09-07T10:00:28","modified_gmt":"2009-09-07T10:00:28","slug":"labor-day-buddhist-quote-relaxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/09\/labor-day-buddhist-quote-relaxation.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy Labor Day: Buddhist Quote on Relaxation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take it easy today, ladies and gentlemen, before the fall madness gets into full swing, before Obama’s Speech Wednesday<\/a> on Health Care Reform<\/a>, before we all die sooner than we think. Relax. That’s really the point (or one point) of meditation<\/a> anyway – to learn how to labor day<\/a> by day more consistently, and relax completely into the discipline of mindful living.<\/p>\n

Here’s a quote from my Buddhist teacher<\/a>, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche<\/a>, on how to reduce stress<\/a> completely. Seriously, could a guy who wasn’t relaxed and comfortable pull off a top like that? I think not. Relaxation and fashion go hand in hand.<\/p>\n

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(photo courtesy of Elephant Journal<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\n<\/p>\n

“True relaxation suggests a deep underlying confidence in our
\nenlightened nature. We do not have to manipulate, because we trust who
\nwe are. In an argument with a coworker, instead of trying to outwit
\nthem, we use our energy to gather our breath, relax, and appreciate the
\ninherent goodness of ourselves and others. With this deep level of
\nrelaxation, we are settling into the Buddha<\/a>‘s territory, seeing the
\nworld through enlightened eyes.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

—Sakyong Mipham<\/a> Rinpoche<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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